Been in a food rut lately. Nothing tastes good, nothing is exciting, just would rather eat taco bell and suffer with a tiny portion than cook myself something. Last night I'm awakened by a sick pet (don't you hate that?) and couldn't get back to sleep after cleaning the ensuing mess (sorry for the breakfast visual!) and I'm scrolling around on my phone because that's what one does at 3:30 am. LOL I decide to cull my photos to free up some space and I came across about 20... pictures of plates of food. Now... I hate food selfies but I take them occasionally and I don't know why. I don't post them because the beauty of your food doesn't always translate well into a picture... ya know?
You have no idea how much that helped me today tho! I've been so lazy with making myself a beautiful plate. Glancing back at those meals I was so proud of really reminded me of some very important rules:
*Don't subtract from your meals.... ADD to your meals!
*You don't have to eat from a smaller plate... FILL A LARGER PLATE TO THE BRIM!
*1 part protein... 2 parts veggie
* Really fill your plate with whatever veg you have on hand. Low calorie bulk in veg makes for a full tummy!
This morning I was out of yogurt and Kashi (my standard morning fare) so I made eggs (2 full... 2 whites... 4 points) and I sauted a bunch of zucchini and yellow squash that I had been gifted with (because we all have that stuff coming out our ears in WV right now). It was DELICIOUS and very filling and I had a huge plate. Sorry for the novella here but I had to share. Have a good day today people and EAT EAT EAT!!!
Posted on August 24, 2014
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Sign in to CommentSeriously, are you me? I tried to go on a taco bell diet. My plan was to go to taco bell, buy x amount of fresco bean burritos, and then eat them throughout the day. That's how hilariously lazy I am. That didn't work, because the burritos became cold, and also because I would rather eat them all at once and then not eat anything else for the rest of the day. I have basically no control over my desires haha. The best thing that I do for myself now is not having any junk food in the apartment. That way, if l want something not healthy I'll actually have to make more effort, and lord knows l don't want that haha.
what a great blog post! Love how inspired you got by photos of meals that made you proud. Did you know that lack of sleep is proven to make anyone hungrier? It's a weird hormone that all of us have called leptin that creates this. Be careful to get enough sleep, even when your pet has a little emergency! Good luck in the challenge!
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